Sherman for Vice President as Republicans Nominate Ticket
The Republican national convention nominated James S. Sherman of New York for vice president amid tumultuous demonstrations. Speaker Cannon and other supporters endorsed Sherman while Gov. Guild of Massachusetts and ex Gov Murphy were proposed by other factions. The roll call showed Sherman with 816 votes as the party prepared for the campaign. Eight national committee members traveled to Cincinnati to discuss a national chairman with Taft, amid possible choices including Hitchcock and Vorys.
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Oklahoma
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Tennessee
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Virginia
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Ohio
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Myron T. Herrick
Iowa
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Charles P. Taft
Henry W. Taft
Hitchcock
Mr. Vorys
Mr. Taft
Vorys
Mr. Hitchcock
Elmer Dover
William F. Stone
Maryland
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Arkansas
Myrtle Helms Dies In Scalding Accident At Home
Three year old Myrtle Helms of Bloomington was fatally scalded when she pulled a kettle of hot water onto herself at home. Her father Harvey Helms was present and reported the incident.
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Harvey Helms
Bloomington
Wrecks Hurt Twenty in Three Local Dashes
Meadville Pennsylvania reports twenty injured with one fatally after a Meadvile and Cambridge Springs street car collision near Bakertown. M C Mills, traction line superintendent, is named as the fatally injured.
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M. C. Mills
Los Angeles
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Companies Plead Guilty In Sherman Act Case
Twenty three wrapping paper firms face a judge’s sentence for forming an illegal restraint of trade. The Fibre and Manila association, organized in 1906 by John H. Parks, dominated the group. A grand jury indicted 25 firms and John H. Parks. Solomon M. Stroock pleaded guilty for 28 firms. Parks is reported to be in Europe.
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Europe
Foraker's Real Wishes for Taft Condolences Across World
Congratulatory telegraphs pour in for Taft after nomination. J. B. Foraker sends best wishes. Taft thanks him and recalls his early start. Messages from Fairbanks Knox Cannon La Follette Hughes and Senator Sherman flow in from diverse figures and lands. London press lauds Taft's qualifications and notes dynastic phrasing in American politics.
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Cannon
la Follette
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Science as a national duty urges pure research
Prof. Raphael Meldola of the Chemical Society of Great Britain argues science deserves national homage beyond practical gains. He contends culture benefits from both pure and applied work and progress rises with the substitution of pure science for empiricism.
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Chemical Society of Great Britain
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Three Dead in Mimic War at Fort Wadsworth
June 20 report from New York states two more deaths at Post hospital Fort Wadsworth bring mimic war casual ties to three. The deceased are John Welsh 25 George Harvey 22 and James McDowell 22 all from the Ninth regiment New York National Guard.
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Fort Wadsworth
John Welsh
George Harvey
James McDowell
Ninth Regiment
New York National Guard
Man Found Dead on Railway Bridge Near Fond du Lac
Police investigate the death of C. P. Howard of Dewey, Illinois, whose body was found on a railroad bridge south of Fond du Lac on Friday. A large cut over the left temple leads authorities to consider possible murder and body disposal on the tracks.
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C. P. Howard
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Tragic double shooting found in New Philadelphia park
The bodies of Miss Arline Knisely aged 15 and Charles Stach aged 50 were found shot in the back of the head in the city park. Stach ran a moving picture show in Akron and Knisely was his cashier. Police have not determined if the deaths were a murder plot or a suicide pact.
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Arline Knisely
Charles Stach
City Park
Stach
Akron
Willie Anderson Wins Western Open Golf Championship
Willie Anderson of Chicago captured the western open title at Normandie links with a two day total of 299. Fred McLeod, also of Chicago and former western professional champion, finished second with 300.
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St. Louis
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Fred McLeod
Bomb Hurled at Kanawha Club in East 128th Street
A bomb reported to contain nitroglycerin was thrown at the Kanawha club, a Tammany group in the Thirtieth Assembly district, on East One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Street. The blast damaged steps and shattered windows, frightening members.
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New York
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Tammany Organization
Thirtieth Assembly District
East One Hundred and Twenty-eight
Remains of Belle Gunness Buried in Forest Home
The remains of Mrs Belle Gunness and her three children were removed to Chicago and buried in Forest Home cemetery, completing the grisly case.
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Chicago
Forest Home Cemetery
Ice Trust Indicted by Special Grand Jury
New York reports five indictments handed up Friday afternoon by the special grand jury probing the American Ice Company.
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Ice Trust
New York
American Ice Company
City Car Service Suspension in Alexandria Sparks Transit Halt
The Alexandria city car service is suspended and interurban bans will stop anywhere for passengers, halting formal routes while officials review operations.
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Fatal Explosion in Ellsworth Mine Ends in Multiple Deaths
Three miners died and 15 were entombed as a rapid explosion at Ellsworth No. 1 near Monongahela Pennsylvania trapped workers. One identified victim was John Beal while others were foreigners whose features were scorched beyond recognition.
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Pittsburg Coal Company
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Scranton
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Lehigh
Pocono Mountains
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Mary Farmer Convicted of First Degree Murder
In Watertown New York on June 20 Mary Farmer 29 was found guilty of first degree murder for killing her neighbor and friend Mrs Sarah Brennan 55 with a hatchet on April 23 The motive was to seize the Brennan home which Farmer had forged deeds to in October Justice Rogers sentenced her to be electrocuted at Auburn prison in the week starting August 2.
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Mary Farmer
Sarah Brennan
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Cooks Who Cook Featured in Reporter Local Columns
A Reporter local column highlights chefs who cook, profiling their methods, inspirations, and impact on the community. The feature spotlights several cooks, their venues, and distinctive dishes.
Wright 15 Made War Secretary Wright 15 Made War Secretary
White House announces Luke E Wright of Tennessee to be appointed secretary of war succeeding Taft. The statement highlights Wright’s Philippine, Panama and Cuba work, civil rights advocacy, Memphis yellow fever relief, and service as Confederate captain. Wright also served as Philippine commissioner, vice‑governor, governor, and first ambassador to Japan.
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International steel trust to form with global syndicates
London reports the Iron & Steel Trades Journal claims an international steel trust will form in weeks with American German Russian and British interests. Headquarters will be in Dow and capitalization could reach 150 million pounds. In Chicago Col Ham Young dies at his son’s home. In New York Senator James W Milliken dies of apoplexy on a Central train en route to the city.
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Young
Chicago
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Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
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New York
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Modern Woodmen Select Buffalo For 1911 Head Camp
Buffalo won the head camp meeting of Modern Woodmen of America in 1911 over Dallas Texas. Delegates doubled the salaries of all head officials and approved key measures.
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Buffalo
Peoria
Dallas
Tex
Trial of Ora Cole for Leever murder continued
The case of Ora Cole charged with killing George Leever at Anderson was postponed due to illness of a juror.
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George Leever
Anderson
Excursion Trains to Visit Capital City Next Sunday
Round trip special tickets $1.25 for 180 mile lines on the Viala system. Trains leave Logansport at 5 00 5 45 7 00 and 9 00 a m with no excess fare and no baggage checked on special tickets. Visit state house I O O F building Masonic Temple federal building and parks Fairview Riverside White City swimming pool and more. Information from Indiana Union Traction Company local agent.
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Fairview
Indiana Union Traction Company
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